WALL STREET JOURNAL: Cheesecake Factory Medicine. To summarize by way of a Henry Ford analogy: "You can have any car you like as long as it's a Volt."

Here's what's truly disconcerting. This comment is primarily about Medicare, but don't kid yourself, it's inherent in ObamaCare as well:

It should be noted that those on Medicare cannot choose to pay privately and outside the system if the provider participates in Medicare.... People who have Medicare have no other choice for insurance, and they will get what the provider is allowed to offer.

And here's the point: if you're receiving Social Security -- as I am -- you're automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A (hospitalization). You have no choice. You can't opt out. You can't pay extra for a higher quality of service.